Author Archives: odeboyz

Frank Sinatra’s fight against racism

Posted on September 5, 2022 by odeboyz

Sometime in the late 40s, before either man was famous, Frank Sinatra appeared in a theater in New York. After his show he went to Harlem to see the Will Maston Trio led by a young Sammy Davis Jr. Frank … Continue reading →

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An Awe-Inspiring Tudor Church: Lavenham, Suffolk

Posted on September 5, 2022 by odeboyz

All the people you live among will see the Lord’s work, for what I am doing with you is awe-inspiring. Exodus 34:10 Lavenham church was completed in 1525 immediately before the religious upheavals of the 16th century.1 As a parish … Continue reading →

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Two of Putin’s judges nearly share a joke

Posted on September 1, 2022 by odeboyz

Two judges meet outside a courtroom. One’s laughing out loud.‘Why are you laughing?’‘I just heard the funniest joke ever!’‘Tell me!’‘I can’t. I just sentenced a man to ten years for telling it.’

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Book Review: Jussi Alder-Olsen ~ Redemption (2013) (Translator Martin Aitken)

Posted on September 1, 2022 by odeboyz

Redemption is the third in the series of Department Q novels which centre on Danish detective Carl Morck and his assistant Assad. So far so trivial. But! This is a scandi-noir novel of the highest quality. It’s brilliantly written with … Continue reading →

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Feelings! The triumph of ignorance

Posted on August 29, 2022 by odeboyz
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An Albert Einstein quip

Posted on August 29, 2022 by odeboyz

“The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.”

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Poverty September 2022

Posted on August 27, 2022 by odeboyz
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17th century snowflakes were protected

Posted on August 25, 2022 by odeboyz
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When did the Second World War Begin?

Posted on August 25, 2022 by odeboyz

British school children are taught the Second World War began on 3rd September, 1939. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, declared war on Germany after they invaded Poland.1 Britain began a European war not the world war. The Second World War … Continue reading →

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Living in China

Posted on August 22, 2022 by odeboyz

Me:  I asked my Chinese friend what it’s like living in China Him: I can’t complain

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